hello and welcome to bbc news. the french prime minister has condemned the violence that accompanied a day of mass demonstrations against reform of the country s pension system. the interior ministry says more than a50 protestors were arrested and 440 members of the security forces injured. more than 1 million people took to the streets on thursday to protest against the retirement age being raised from 62 to 64. most of the protests were peaceful, but there were violent clashes with police in paris and in other cities, including bordeaux, toulouse, lille and nantes. vincent mcaviney reports. bordeaux s town hall set alight by protesters overnight. more than a million had taken to the streets across the country through the day, angry at president macron s raising of the retirement age from 62 to 64. in paris, where over 100,000 had marched in a largely peaceful demonstration, the night was also hijacked by violent protesters. running battles through the capital s centre betwe
executive faced strong questioning from us lawmakers about the social media app s alleged threat to us national security. the french government says more than a50 people have been arrested in clashes between police and crowds protesting an increase to the country s pension age. more than a million people took to the streets in major hello and welcome to bbc news. israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, is holding talks with rishi sunak in downing street this morning. as mr sunak met his counterpart at the door for a handshake, they could clearly hear loud shouts of shame in hebrew from protesters waving israeli flags and placards stating their aim of saving israeli democracy . protests are continuing in israel, where the government is pushing ahead with controversial reforms that would limit the power of the courts. well, let s speak now to paul adams, our diplomatic correspondent. the protests following mr netanyahu on this visit to the uk. they consist of. there are
those named have until 5pm to respond ahead of its long awaited publication. energy company, eon, is warning that unless the government intervenes the number of its customers in fuel poverty could reach 40% by the autumn. it s a very, very significant impact and that s why we ve called upon the government to take more action. we do need more intervention in october and it has to be very substantial. the ukrainian government says it won t agree to a ceasefire with russia, that involves giving up territory in an apparent hardening of its position. a government medical adviser tells the bbc that cases of monkeypox are rising in the uk on a daily basis. professor of experimental medicine paul hunter explains why it s significant. the issue is that it is spreading between people in the uk, which we haven t seen in the west before to any great extent. and the last round of premier league games starts in half an hour s time. manchester city play aston villa, liverpool play wolves.
united states have found a tunnel linking mexico to a warehouse in san diego in california. it s equipped with a rail track, electricity and a ventilation system. six people have been arrested. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. for the last decade, the founder of wikileaks, julian assange, hasn t known freedom. first he was holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london. for the last three years, he s been in belmarsh prison outside london. his lawyer is making a last ditch attempt to stop the uk government extraditing him to the us to face espionage charges. my guest is stella moris, the lawyer who worked on his defence team, became his wife, and is the mother of two of his children. why hasjulian assange become such a polarising figure? stella moris, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s a pleasure to have you in the studio. over the next few days, the british home secretary, priti patel, is going to make a very big decision on w
became his wife, and is the mother of two of his children. why hasjulian assange become such a polarising figure? stella moris, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it s a pleasure to have you in the studio. over the next few days, the british home secretary, priti patel, is going to make a very big decision on whether to extradite your husband, julian assange, to the united states. does this feel to you like his last chance? well, indeed, priti patel has my husband s life in her hands. we have some avenues of appeal still to go. but ultimately, over the last few years, over the last 12 years, in fact, what has happened is a flagrant abuse of the legal system in order to persecute publisher, for publishing the truth about the us and its conduct of war in iraq and afghanistan, conducting torture in guantanamo bay, and so on. this is a political persecution, it s a political case. in purely legal terms, i know that you have at least you in personal terms, but the leg